I'm not a 49ers fan (my avatar and sig show what playoff missing team I cheer for
). However, I'm rooting for the Niners, simply because of David Akers. Akers, in my opinion, is one of the best place kickers the NFL has seen. I was disappointed when the Eagles let him walk at the end of last season. Granted, he performed poorly in their final game, but it was later revealed that he had just found out that his daughter had a form of cancer, so his head wasn't in the game.
Even after getting snubbed by the Eagles front office, Akers went so far as to purchase a billboard along I-95 in Philly:
Class act from a class player. Akers deserves a ring.
